Yes fortunately I can see the blinds with my open eyes. I am sorry you are one of those people who wants everybody to think like you (whatever your thought)and if they don't you judge them as you judged me. Thankfully I am free person who don't have to support or do things because I have to. I don't judge any one because they have different opinion than me but I respect. We all are different but as human being we have so much in common. Wish few more people work on that. The world be a better place.

Thank you Hibre. If there is no independent agency/media to ask the real questions or verify the data, are we supposed to take the government's word? Please, these are lies, damn lies and statistics! Whilst I appreciate the good intention to of "Rational Ethiopian," he/she fails to focus on the results.

@Zenash, u think that u can see if u think that the article is written with blind hatred? The editors are, I think, neither supporters nor oppositions of the government of Ethiopia. U better the factual points thoroughly. Aren't they logical? If u think that they are not right, u must be either one of the the cadres of TPLF or unfairly benefited in the regime.

Hi diemm, He used it in Tigray, his homeland. Thanks to the 2205 election. The opposition accused him on the budget allocation to Tigray and special treatments. 95%of high paying jobs and positions is occupied by the "Golden Tribes", including the army, orthodox church. The credit goes to the opposition. It is funny thy talked about The Nile River. Ethiopians do remember one of his tribalist comment. what Axum got to do with Wolayita tribe(?)if my memory serve me right. What nile got to do with Tigrean???

There have in fact been only two changes of power in Ethiopia since WWII, unless you count Haile-Selassie I's restoration in 1941 as a "change" (but he had never renounced the throne) or the brief interregnum following his (largely bloodless, at first) deposition in 1974, when Gen. Amane Mikael Andom was head of state before being killed by his Derg colleagues. So: three leaders (HSI, Mengistu, Meles), and only two changes (again, not counting the Italian occupation) in nearly a century, from the time Haile-Selassie took over as Regent in 1916, or since his coronation in 1930 if you must.

So: extraordinary stability at the top. If you look beneath the surface? Not so much. Roiling, rather, with wars or local conflict of some kind going on somewhere at every moment. And doubtless more of the same to come.

I am not at all trying to absolve Mr Zenawi of anything. Merely noting that, whatever his other crimes or shortcomings, he appears to have done something right in one area. That he was, if you will, bad, rather than worse.

Well from the article there appears to be a lot more gain from development spending that we see elsewhere. So a lot more of the aid is going for development than elsewhere.

Admittedly, doing better than most countries with the aid is a low bar. So many Ethiopians could feel that they are not seeing the results. But that would be true even if the aid were being spent nearly perfectly.

I just wrote that commment after reding the article which is very much positive about his role in Euthopia. He provided a large world aid during tough times.

Well most of the leaders become despot after leading for a long time, but you should not be too cynical about it. Look on the bright side also instead of only cursing the bad part,
and don't excert all yours emotions like that, people may get the wrong idea about your views.